Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oaklawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oaklawn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oaklawn
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Oaklawn:
- 41.751989, -71.477496
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oaklawn
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Providence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Providence County
- Since Oaklawn is near Kent County and also Bristol County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Bristol County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Oaklawn ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Oaklawn.
Within Rhode Island, the name Oaklawn is unique.
Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Oaklawn is located in Desha County and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Oaklawn.
- Garland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Oaklawn [Garland County].
- Florida
- Georgia
- Brooks County
- This Oaklawn is located in Brooks County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooks County community of Oaklawn.
- Coweta County
- This Oaklawn is located in Coweta County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Oaklawn.
- Houston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Oaklawn [Houston County].
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Oaklawn is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Oaklawn.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Oaklawn is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km] to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Oaklawn.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cheatham County
- This Oaklawn is located in Cheatham County and lies 912 miles [1,467.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheatham County community of Oaklawn.
- Putnam County
- This Oaklawn is located in Putnam County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km] to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Oaklawn.
- Shelby County
- This Oaklawn is located in Shelby County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km] to the west southwest of the Oaklawn that is located in Providence County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Oaklawn.
- Virginia
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oaklawn ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Arctic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Birch Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill
- Birch Hill is located in Kent County
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Kent County
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hillsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove
- Hillsgrove is located in Kent County
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hughesdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale
- Hughesdale is located in Providence County
- Knightsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Kent County
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- Palace Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palace Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Garden
- Palace Garden is located in Kent County
- River Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Kent County
- Silver Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hook
- Silver Hook is located in Kent County
- Spring Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Kent County
- Palace Garden
How Far From Oaklawn to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oaklawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oaklawn and extending to:
- Providence, which is the Seat of Providence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Oaklawn to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 20 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,545 miles [8,923.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,127 miles [6,641.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oaklawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oaklawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oaklawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7520, Longitude: -71.4775 In this case, the coordinates for Oaklawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Oaklawn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Oaklawn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.849 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.065 degrees. |